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January Issue
2010
MYST Gallery in Spartanburg, SC, Features Works by Jane Allen Nodine
MYST Gallery, on Morgan Square in downtown Spartanburg, SC, will present an exhibit of new encaustic work by Jane Allen Nodine, on view from Jan. 21 - Feb. 16, 2010.
Developed from Nodine's abstract work, which is inspired by nature and driven by cultural and historical sources, this exhibition focuses on the naturally occurring marks and patterns made from iron oxidation, burn marks and monotypes pulled from various surfaces.
In recent years, the
Nodine's primary research involved computer manipulation of digital
imagery and techniques for merging traditional photography and
drawing with new forms of imaging and print technology.
Previously she spent many years as a jewelry-metalsmith and developed
a keen sense of heat as a tool in making art, leading her, in
2006, to an investigation into wax and encaustic painting.
"The molten wax has quenched my appetite for working in a
liquid state that can move to a cooled, firm and durable material,"
says Nodine, adding. "The encaustic process and the
endless capabilities of wax, including the warm honey aroma, the
historical significance and luscious surfaces, have energized
my ideas and opened new directions in my work."
Currently, Nodine is
included in the national 225 F Encaustic Encounters Exhibition
at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC. In
April and May she will have a solo exhibition at the Art Institute
of Charlotte, in Charlotte, NC. In June, as well as having
work in Luminous Layers: Exploring Contemporary Encaustic
at the Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego, Oregon, she
will be a panelist for Careers in Encaustic at the Fourth
Annual International Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat
College of Art in Beverly, MA. In addition, her work was selected
for Body Pulses: 3rd International Juried Exhibition,
in Portland, Oregon.
Nodine is Professor of Art and Director of the Curtis R. Harley
Art Gallery at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Prior
to joining the University, she owned and operated Jane Nodine
Hardwear, a jewelry design and manufacturing company. Her
work has taken many forms over the years including drawing, painting,
metalsmithing, installation and photography.
Nodine exhibits widely in the United States and has been included in several exhibitions in Europe. Recognized with numerous awards, she received an NEA/SECCA Southeastern Seven IV Fellowship form the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem and two South Carolina Arts Commission Artist Fellowships. Her career in creating and exhibiting art spans several decades and in 1999 she was selected by the South Carolina State Museum and the South Carolina Arts Commission as one of the one hundred most significant artists in South Carolina during the 20th Century.
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